Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-01
TEHAMA COUNTY.
Its Rich Soil, Certain Rainfall, Timber,
Wool, Wine Fruit and Wheat.

Its Rich Soil, Certain Rainfall, Timber,
Wool, Wine, Fruit and Wheat.
There is no county of California superior
to Tehama for varied production. Wheat,
barley, oats, rye and other cereals, citrus
and deciduous fruits of all kinds, berries
and vegetables of every description, cattle
raising, wool-growing, grape growing, wine
making, raisin-curing and lumber-produc-
ing are the staples of industry. The county
lies Immediately north of Colusa and Butte
and south of Shasta, and extends entirely
across the Sacramento valley, from Plumas
on the east to Mendocino on the west. Its
area is 5000 square miles. OF this, 265 are
of the Sacramento valley, 1000 of the
lower foothills, 420 of the higher foothills
and Sierra Nevada Mountains, and 375 of
the Coast Range Mountains. AS its lati-
tude is so great, it is the only county that
presents SO many of the Typographical di-
visions of the State. Tehama is at
THE NORTHERN END OF THE GREAT sAcRA-
MENTo VALLEY.
LongitudinalIy it is cut in twain by the
Sacramento river and by the two lines of
railway leading to Oregon, and which
merge at the town OF Tehama. The river
section presents broad, level, open val
ley, seven to fifteen miles wide, with foot
hills to the east, north and west, that rise
to mountainous attitudes. The valley sec
ton is the most important. 1t represents
the chief grain-growng region of the
county. Along the river are rich bottom
| lands, exceedingly prolific in yield. The
soil resembles that of Colusa and of Butte
1t is deep and strong, easily titled, a reddish
loan, alluvial and gravelly, according to
| the location. On the east, in the mountain
regions. are numbering industries of large
extent. Along the river region are vine
lands unsurpassed on the continent for
quality of soil or of product. In this sec
| ton is the
LARGEST VINEYARD IN THE WORLD,
| That of Senator Leland Stanford, there be-
| ing over 5000 acres in vines now, and 1,000
more are to be added at once. There are
other exceedingly large vineyards here also.
| Fruit is most happily cultivated through
out the valley and foothill lands. Citrus
| fruits are grown with great success, and the
grape is here brought to the highest APP
| proach to perfection. Of the table grape OF
Tehama it may be said no other in the
State surpasses it, because of its fine sac
| charine quality.
| At Kirkwood on the west side of the
river, on splendid oak-timbered lands, col
ony settlements are being rapidly built up.
Near Red Bluff the county seat, and all
along the line of the railroad, good lands
are for sale at prices 100 per cent. below
those asked for less valuable soil in the
much doomed southern section of the
State.
RED BLUFF IS THE CHIEF TOWN.
1t is a large thriving place. the county
seat, at the head of river navigation, and
has large and growing trade The peo-
pie are full of energy, have entire faith
and great pride in their county and never
tire in recounting its advantages. The
houses are well built and the air of conn.,
fort is everywhere perceptible. The eli
mate of Tehama is warm, dry and health
full to degree not surpassed by any other
section. The water throughout the county
is pure cold, and there are many medicinal
springs. There is a plentiful supply Of
drainage streams with mountain sources
ever living. The rainfall has never been
less than IA "a inches in Tehama, and from
that up to $500; so, as II inches insures a
crop, Tehama is never even menaced by
drought. In other articles in this issue, TIE
harsa is described as to its remarkable fer
tility and general advantages, reducing the
necessity for more extended reference here